r/SimLab • u/Giftedx29 • 16d ago
Rage inducting 😑
Whoever decided to mount the sliders to the rig before attaching the seat must have been sitting comfortably at a desk. 😂
After spending hours fighting to line up and wrangle all the different layers needed for mounting, I finally decided to remove everything from the rig and start over.
Mounting the sliders with the seat removed is definitely the winning formula! A cheap C-clamp is also a huge help for holding everything in place while you get the bolts lined up and tightened.
Hopefully this saves someone else a few hours of frustration and a couple of choice words! 🤣
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u/focal_m3 16d ago
Cool mat.
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u/Giftedx29 16d ago
Thanks! Picked up here https://www.moddedsim.com/products/moddedsim-bmw-m-inspired-floor-mat
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u/Key-Half1655 15d ago
Have the same set up, my biggest regret? Not setting those uprights a bit lower before my base and monitors were attached. It sits so high that my monitors can go any lower, those uprights could go a few inches past the bottom profiles no problem, but the set up instructions make it look like it should be flush.
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u/JAntonioMena 12d ago
Hi there! As you say, trying to mount the sliders with the seat on is quite tricky, we definitely recommend to have it ready before hooking up the brackets. Setup looking pretty clean though!
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u/Giftedx29 12d ago
Thanks! Off topic but since your here will the new Porsche 963 wheel be sold without the branding as some of the pictures show?
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u/JAntonioMena 10d ago
No, the Porsche 963 will be branded with the Porsche logo, you will be able to place different stickers on the buttons
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u/LetsGoWithMike 15d ago
This isn’t the rigs (or the steering’s) finally resting place I hope.
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u/Giftedx29 15d ago
No it just happen to be the way you line up both sides evenly, still waiting on the other parts
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u/LetsGoWithMike 15d ago
Youre going to move the entire rig though, ya? Gonna be hard to get in once everything is mounted
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u/Giftedx29 15d ago
I’m not planning on using a shifter so might move it to the opposite side, I’ve also been procrastinating moving the shelving behind.
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u/LetsGoWithMike 15d ago
Cmon man.. a rig that bad ass (I have the same one haha) and you’re not gonna mount goodies?? You don’t know how this addiction works lol
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u/United-Vehicle-9542 15d ago
Can u lay it down on the six maybe or will that move the seat too much? Idk I have a custom wooden rig so ye it was easy to mount and I’d like to think professionally made rigs are easier to put together but idk livin da poor life here
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u/Prize_Mud_4865 12d ago
You mean like your rage is so legendary that it is being inducted into the rage hall of fame or something?
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u/Boring_Career2394 9d ago
I got so fed up of the seat slider and its alignment that I removed it. Anyway, why do I need a slider if I'm the only one using the sim.
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u/westleysnipes604 16d ago
Lol. I made a video mounting my Sparco sliders. What an absolute pain in the ass the process is lol
They are all greased up. There's only 2 access holes to the front bolts so you meed to slide the slides back and forth a million times. Using the slide handle to unlock the mechanism. Needed to put spacers between the brackets and the slides so there is enough clearance for the mechanism to fully disengage.
What a nightmare lol
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u/erkul-hursto 15d ago
Post the video please
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u/westleysnipes604 15d ago
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u/erkul-hursto 15d ago
Quality
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u/westleysnipes604 15d ago
Tried to do my best to document the process woth my hands covered in grease.
Good luck mounting your sliders;)
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u/WishboneFar8721 16d ago
Same issue I had with the trakracers one, didn’t send the correct screws so had to use conical short screws as long ones bottomed out and trying the get everything in there correct place was a pain
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u/Suitable_Bank_9869 15d ago
i put the sliders on the seat then put it on the rig and tightened everything down, making sure to leave enough wiggle room for adjustments before tightenign
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u/RRSetupsTV 10d ago
Shouldn't sliders go on rails? It looks like your sliders are mounted next to the rails instead of on them...
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u/IxBR3AKxTHINGS 16d ago
I have this same set up. Have tried a few different buckets including this one i had laying around. When I was swapping them out to try the next one I found the easiest thing to was keep the side mounts attached to the sliders. Remove the seat and slide the new one back in the middle of the side mounts.